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What are some symptoms of epilepsy in children?

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Many symptoms: Infants can present with eye deviation, lip smacking, bicycling motions, extremity twitching.....Older kids can present with school problems, staring episodes, or bite marks on inside of cheek from nightime seizures.

Answered 6/12/2012

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Dr. Diane Stein answered

Specializes in Pediatric Neurology

Seizures in children: Seizures vary; little stares that stop them during "preferred" activities, sudden yucky smell / taste , or convulsions. Convulsion maybe whole body or stiffening or jerking of arm or leg or 1/2 face. Other signs: newly wetting the bed, changed personality, worse @ school, having to relearn. Video: YouTube channel: AskDrStein may help. Yes, doctors often miss diagnose epilepsy.

Answered 9/11/2016

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